Small bioreactors for management of biodegradable waste. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pranas Baltrėnas, Edita Baltrėnaitė.
• Authors: Baltrėnas, Pranas; Baltrėnaitė, Edita
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Introduction; Contents; About the Authors; Abbreviations and Descriptions; Chapter 1: Sources ofFormation, Characteristics andFlow Forecasts ofBiodegradable Waste; 1.1 Flows andForecast Changes inBiodegradable WasteGenerated inAgriculture; 1.2 Flows andForecasts forChanges inBiodegradable Waste Generated byFood Industry Enterprises; 1.2.1 Meat Processing Industry; 1.2.2 Fish Processing Industry; 1.2.3 Milk Processing Industry; 1.2.4 Fruits andVegetables Processing Industry; 1.2.5 Grain Processing Industry. 1.2.6 Bread, Dough, Semi-Finished Food Product andConfectionery Industry1.2.7 Alcoholic Beverage Industry; 1.3 Amounts andFlows ofBiodegradable Waste Transferred forTreatment; 1.4 A Proportion ofBiodegradable Waste intheFlow ofMunicipal Waste; 1.5 The Specificity ofBiodegradable Waste andProspects ofUsing it forBiogas Production; Chapter 2: Aspects ofProducing Biogas fromBiodegradable Waste inSmall-Scale Bioreactors; 2.1 The Major Factors (Thermophilic andMesophilic Processes) Determining theProcess ofProducing Biogas; 2.2 The Chemical Composition andProperties ofBiogas. 2.3 The Calculation ofBiogas Output andtheContent ofMethane2.3.1 The Calculation ofBiogas Output; 2.3.2 The Calculation ofMethane Quantity; 2.4 The Types ofPacking Material Used inBioreactors andtheir Potential forBiogas Production; 2.5 The Kinetic Analysis andMathematical Model ofBiogas Produced fromBiodegradable Waste; 2.5.1 The Methods forSimulation andInput Data (DIGICALC Software); 2.5.2 The Comparative Analysis oftheAmounts ofAgricultural Biodegradable Waste Obtained fromExperimental Research andSimulation; Pig Manure; Hen Manure; Cow Manure. 2.5.3 A Comparison oftheData Obtained fromExperimental Research andtheSimulation oftheFlow ofBiodegradable Municipal WasteMeat Processing Waste; The Mixture ofFruit andMeat Waste; Vegetable Waste; A Mixture ofVegetable andMeat Waste; Chapter 3: The Selection andEconomic Assessment ofSmall-Scale Bioreactors Producing Biogas; 3.1 The Selection andUse ofBioreactors Producing Biogas inSmallholdings andFood Industry Enterprises; 3.2 Biodegradable Waste andMixtures Thereof Applied forResearch Purposes; 3.2.1 Biodegradable Municipal Waste. 3.2.2 The Mixtures ofBiodegradable WasteAlgae; 3.3 Calculating Bioreactor Parameters; 3.3.1 Measuring Gas Composition (Concentrations ofMethane, Hydrogen Sulphide andOxygen); 3.3.2 Biomass Mixing; 3.3.3 Testing pH; 3.4 Payback Period andBenefit Assessment ofSmall-Scale Bioreactors; 3.4.1 The Cost oftheBioreactor; 3.4.2 Expenses forService Staff; 3.4.3 Expenses forDepreciation Deductions; 3.4.4 Expenses forElectricity; 3.4.5 Expenses forPermanent Repair; 3.4.6 Other Expenses; Cost-Benefit Analysis oftheBioreactor; Effect Produced by Small-Scale Bioreactors.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 364 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 628.4/45; Environment; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Biodegradation; Bioreactor landfills; Waste disposal; Biotechnology; Renewable energy sources; Bioorganic chemistry; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; Bioreactor landfills; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Biodegradation; Science -- Biotechnology; Science -- Energy; Science -- Chemistry -- Organic; Biotechnology; Power generation & distribution; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Biochemistry; Science -- Environmental Science; Waste management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319782119; 3319782118
• Related ISBNs: 9783319782102; 331978210X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 5, 2018).
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